PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brinoris murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bach
vs
murray

170 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, brinoris murray!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bach rushes murray and presses him up against the cage.
Bach is trying to force a seperation but murray has the dominant position.
Bach has had enough of the clinch but murray keeps him there for the moment.
Bach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
murray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bach scores with a decent looking hook.
murray staying out of range there.
murray tries to clinch up
and murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
murray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bach swivels and escapes.
Sammy Bach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bach lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
murray misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from murray.

Bach gets in close and instigates a clinch.
murray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bach just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sammy Bach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brinoris murray.
Bach has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
murray keeps control of Bach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bach is trying to break the clinch but murray is controlling him.
Bach is trying to force a seperation but murray has the dominant position.
Bach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but murray has him pressed against the cage.
murray fails to pull guard.
A bit of stalling here from Bach.
Bach prevents the takedown attempt.
murray is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bach wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but murray has him pressed against the cage.
Bach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bach wants to break free but murray has control.
Bach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
murray tries to pull guard but Bach won't allow it.
Bach tries to break free but murray pushes him back against the cage.
Bach lands a right hand that snaps the head of murray backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Bach's face as he tries to break the clinch.
murray is working for takedown but Bach is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bach wants to break free but murray has control.
Bach blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
murray keeps control of Bach as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

murray pulls guard successfully.
murray has a closed guard, preventing Bach from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
murray is looking to stand up but Bach isn't so interested in that idea.
murray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bach wants to stand and escape but instead murray has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bach wants to get back to his feet but murray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bach is looking to stand back up but murray counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bach.
murray stops Bach from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
murray works his foot free and advances to mount.
murray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bach is looking to escape.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
murray with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
murray looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

murray is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bach has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bach blocking the ground and pound.
Bach is trying to escape the mount.
Bach is squirming around, avoiding murray's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
murray thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Bach dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

murray fails to land the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Bach. That snapped murray's head back.
murray shoots in for a takedown but Bach shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bach scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bach stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
murray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sammy Bach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of brinoris murray.
Bach takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bach looks to land a right hand but murray moved out of range.
murray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bach jabs murray right on the nose. murray blinks but takes it well.
murray tries to move into range but Bach moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
murray is breathing heavily.
Bach thuds his right hand into murray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bach misses with a hook.
Bach connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between murray's hands.
Bach lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
murray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
murray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bach lands with a hook. murray tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bach sizes up murray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bach moves out of range of the body kick.
Bach lands a lovely overhand right.
Bach lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
murray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bach tries to avoid it but murray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bach to the ground. Bach escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bach is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
murray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from murray is defended easily by Bach.
Bach connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bach lands with a cross.
Bach lands a jab to the head.
Bach's jab looks to have found its range, popping murray under the eye.
murray drops his hands momentarily and Bach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
murray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Bach misses.
Bach with a nice cross.
Bach scores with a jab. murray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bach connects with a looping right hand.
Bach connects with a right hand. murray shakes it off.
murray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bach bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps murray's head backwards.
Jab from Bach.
Good standup being displayed there by Bach as he connects with a hook.
murray throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bach counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
murray throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Bach.
No luck with that takedown attempt from murray.
Bach misses with a takedown attempt - murray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Bach there.
Bach tests murray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bach getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bach throws a big shot that misses.
Bach scores with a sloppy right hand. murray should have avoided that one.
Bach works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bach lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Bach. That snapped murray's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach scores with a sloppy right hand. murray should have avoided that one.
A jab from Bach does it's job there.
Bach throws a shot from downtown. murray moves away and avoids it.
murray's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bach connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! murray scrambles back to his feet.
Bach scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Bach misses.
Bach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
murray moves away from the strike by Bach.
Bach uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
murray loads up on a big right hand but Bach slips the punch.
Bach throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by murray.
murray takes one to the chin there.
Bach scores with a jab.
murray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
brinoris murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bach throws a hook but murray blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Bach dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bach clinches.
Bach lands an uppercut.

murray is rocked!

Bach breaks from the clinch.
murray is still on wobbly legs! Can Bach finish him?
murray moves away from the strike by Bach.
murray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bach.
murray seems to have recovered his senses.
murray slips a straight right by Bach.
A jab from Bach does it's job there.
A jab from Bach misses.
Bach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
murray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Bach misses.
murray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bach lands with a right hand.
Bach fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches murray on the side of the head.
Bach lands with a right hand.
Bach drops murray with a straight left! Oh this is bad for murray! Bach dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Bach!